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EST 1107 Chemistry I
EST 1107 Chemistry I
Course Number: EST 1107 Course Title: Chemistry I Credit: 3 [3 hours per week for a period of 13 (3X13 hours) weeks] 1. Atoms, ions and molecules: The molecular theory of matter; the discovery of molecular structure; the modern view of atomic structure; atomic weights; the periodic table; molecules and molecular compounds; ion and ionic compound; naming inorganic and organic compounds 2. Chemical equations and reactions/ Stoichiometry : Chemical equations; some simple patterns of equations; formula weight; Avogadros number and the mole; Historical laws of Stoichiometry, non Stoichiometric compounds, the mole concept; electrolytic properties; ionic compound in water; acids, base and neutralization reactions; redox reactions; concentrations of solutions; titrations 3. Reactions in aqueous solution: general properties of aqueous solutions; precipitation reactions:
acids, bases, and neutralization reactions; oxidation-reduction reactions; concentrations of solutions;solution stoichiometry and chemical analysis
4. Thermo chemistry: The nature of energy; the first law of thermodynamics; enthalpy; enthalpy of reactions; caloromeitry; Hesss law; enthalpies of formation; food and fuels 5. Gases: Characteristics of gases; pressure; the gas laws; the ideal gas equation; further applications of the ideal gas equation; gas mixtures and partial pressure; the kinetic-molecular theory of gases; molecular effusion and diffusion; real gases: deviations from ideal behavior 6. Liquid and intermolecular forces : A molecular comparison of gases, liquids and solids; intermolecular forces; select properties of liquids; phase change; vapor pressure; phase diagram; liquid crystals 7. Solid and modern materials: Classification of solids, structure of solids; metallic solids; metallic bonding; ionic solids; molecular solids; covalent network solids; polymeric solids; nano-materials 8. Properties of Solution: The solution process; saturated solutions and solubility; factors affecting solubility; expressing solution concentrations; Colligative properties; Colloids and crystalloid
Recommended references
Brown, Lemay, Bursten, Murphy & Woodward, (2012) Chemistry: the central science, 12th edition, Prentice Hall, USA. Raymond Chang, 2010, Chemistry; 10th edition; Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Books Recommendation
Brown, Lemay, Bursten, Murphy & Woodward, (2012) Chemistry: the central science, 12th edition, Prentice Hall, USA.